#include <stdio.h>  /* printf() */
#include <stdlib.h> /* exit()  */

#include <sys/stat.h>  /* lstat() */


int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
	int         i;
	struct stat buf;
	char        *ptr;

	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
		printf("%s: ", argv[i]);
		if (lstat(argv[i], &buf) < 0) {
			printf("lstat error\n");
		continue;
		}

		if (S_ISREG(buf.st_mode))
			ptr = "regular";
		else if (S_ISDIR(buf.st_mode))
			ptr = "directory";
		else if (S_ISCHR(buf.st_mode))
			ptr = "character special";
		else if (S_ISBLK(buf.st_mode))
			ptr = "block special";
		else if (S_ISFIFO(buf.st_mode))
			ptr = "fifo";
		else if (S_ISLNK(buf.st_mode))
			ptr = "symbolic link";
		else if (S_ISSOCK(buf.st_mode))
			ptr = "socket";
		else
			ptr = "** unknown mode **";
	
		printf("%s\n", ptr);
	}

	exit(0);
}

/* 
 * test command 
 * ./a.out  /etc/passwd /etc /dev/log /dev/tty \
 *  /var/lib/oprofile/opd_pipe /dev/sr0 /dev/cdrom
*/
